i3-4130 vs A8-9600

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Aggregate performance score

A8-9600
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.16

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18781874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.130.37
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.033.66
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$78$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-9600 has 3719% better value for money than i3-4130.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size250 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4400
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Core i3-4130.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-9600 2.16
i3-4130 2.17
+0.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-9600 3308
i3-4130 3314
+0.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-9600 613
i3-4130 1017
+65.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-9600 1508
i3-4130 1982
+31.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 2.17
Recency 27 July 2017 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

A8-9600 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-4130, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-9600 and Core i3-4130.


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